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Worksheets4.6 Quiz
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is reapportionment?
changing a state’s population
Process of allocating seats in a legislative body to geographical areas
changing congressional voting districts
What is the vocab term for “electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the U.S. House of Representatives”?
(a)
Why do some states have more representatives in the House of Representatives than other states?
They are richer states
They have a larger population
They are more famous
They were founded earlier
What is the vocab term for “the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries”?
(a)
What determines the size of a voting district?
land area
Population
Location
What is the vocab term for “Redrawing political boundaries to benefit one political party or group of people”?
(a)
How many types of gerrymandering strategies are there, and what are they called?
2; packing and cracking
1; voter distribution
2; redistricting & voter dispersion
1; voter suppression
Is Gerrymandering illegal if it causes a disadvantage based on political party?
Yes
No
